The Living World of the Sea

William J. Cromie

Prentice-Hall, 1966 - Marine animals - 343 pages

The story of sea creatures is told from the creation of life to the present day and some incredible specimens are described.

Contents

• THE ORIGIN OF LIFE: 1
• THE WATER WORLD: 21
• OCEAN PASTURES: 37
• THE WANDERERS: 54
• SPINELESS CREATURES: 72
• LOBSTERS CRABS AND SHRIMPS: 93
• SQUID OCTOPUSES AND OTHERS: 108
• SHARKS: 127
• FISHES: 156
• FROM TALKING FISH TO LIVING FOSSILS: 174
• MONSTERS IN THE DEEP: 201
• LIFE IN THE WORLDS BASEMENT: 223
• SEA SNAKES AND GLOBAL TRAVELERS: 237
• WHALES DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES: 261
• FOOD FROM THE SEA: 303
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 333

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Living World of the Sea
• Author: William J. Cromie
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1966
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jul 14, 2009
• Length: 343 pages